As a few members know, I was lucky enough to return to the University of Malaya earlier this year, having worked there in the late 1970s ( on " loan " from Glasgow University ). They may be interested in these views :-



Malaysia’s population is now around 30 million, with Greater Kuala Lumpur ( KL ) 7 million. For 20 years, Putrajaya ( 15 miles from KL ) has been the federal administrative capital of the country.


The Petronas Twin Towers, completed in 1998, are 452m high, with 88 storeys, this view being from the Menara KL Telecommunications Tower, itself 421m high, but on a hill :-


















Menara Tower KL, constructed 1994 :-







KL skyline in the late 1970s :-







KL in the late 1970s :-







Kuala Lumpur International Airport KLIA ), 28 miles from the city centre, opened in 1998 :-







The previous airport ( " Subang " ) served as KL’s major airport from 1965 - 1998 :-










These proof coins from 1980 show Houses of Parliament ( opened 1963 ) with the 14 point star and crescent ( Federal Star ) ; National Bank ( Bank Negara, opened 1959 ) with its " deer " logo ; the second of Malaysia’s six Prime Ministers, Tun Abdul Razak ; and a profile map of South-East Asia commemorating the 9th South-East Asia Games ( held in Malaysia ) :-







On 31 August 1957, " Merdeka " ( independence ) from Great Britain was declared in Malaya, with Tunku Abdul Rahman as the first Prime Minister. Malaysia came into being in 1963, with the addition of Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak. Singapore declared independence from the Federation of Malaysia in 1965 :-